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Windsor vs Bellows Falls vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor | Bellows Falls | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,891 |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
| Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,112±$64Highest 10% below VT |
| Morgan and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.